"know of" meaning in All languages combined

See know of on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: knows of [present, singular, third-person], knowing of [participle, present], knew of [past], known of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> of}} know of (third-person singular simple present knows of, present participle knowing of, simple past knew of, past participle known of)
  1. (transitive) To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point. Tags: transitive Translations (To be aware of (someone's or something's) existence): عَلِمَ بِـ (ʕalima bi-) (Arabic), känna till (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-know_of-en-verb-9PkZc99I Disambiguation of "To be aware of (someone's or something's) existence": 98 2
  2. (transitive) To know about a specific individual by reputation without having met them. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-know_of-en-verb-Qe1RKzEY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (of) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (of): 23 77

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To know about a specific individual by reputation without having met them."
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      "sense": "To be aware of (someone's or something's) existence",
      "word": "عَلِمَ بِـ"
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